FKIE_CVE-2017-15918

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-11-01 17:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:08
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ignitum sera 1.2
ignitum sera 1.2
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:08:28.467",
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